[aprssig] One last question on digipeater code for TNC-X

[Ron Stordahl]

If one is implementing new digipeater code, wouldn't this be the time to 
actually enforce a hop limit in the code?  Right now all we have been 
able to to for the KPC3(+) and UIDIGI-ROM is to shoehorn in some limits 
which are easily circumvented.  John, I assume you have read 
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/aprs/fix14439.html

Ron, N5IN

Robert Bruninga wrote:
> John
>
> Good question.  But there are some important facts.
> 1) Digi ID/posit beacons should always be IDENTICAL, 
> else they consume LOG files by constant changes
> on every transmission.
>
> 2) But more than one can be used if it has nothing
> to do with this digi.  Such as an OBJECT for something
> else local that APRS users need to see.
>
> 3) The only reason we needed 4 was to implemnet
> the variable PATH and variable TIMING for 
> the digi's ID/Posit beacons.  No other reason.
>
> 4) It would be far better to avoid all these pitfalls,
> in a new TNC by allowing for just ONE DIGI POSIT
> text and then haveing the TNC smart enough to
> use the variable timings and paths so that locally
> a beacon is seen every 10 minutes.  A one hop
> copy is sent out once every 30 minutes and a
> 2 hop one is sent out every 2 hours.
>
> That Item #4 is the MAIN objective of a digi's
> beacon system...   Bob, Wb4APR
>
>   
>>>> John Hansen <hansen at fredonia.edu> 08/16/05 10:35 PM >>>
>>>>         
> Hi:
>
> A while back I was working on the code for a digipeater daughter board 
> for TNC-X and I asked a few questions here about features.  I appreciate 
> the input.  I'm now finishing up this code (I expect to have it ready 
> for beta testing by the end of this week) and I have one last question.
>
> As you may recall, I was modelling this project on the widely used 
> UIDigi feature set.  I was advised by someone that one problem with this 
> code was there were only 3 beacons and really 4 were needed.  So I put 
> four in the code for XDigi.  I've set this up so that a separate beacon 
> text and beacon interval can be specified for each.  My remaining 
> question is whether it is important to have a separate destination 
> callsign and path for each of the four beacons.
>
> Any advice?
>
> Thanks in advance for your input.
>
> John W2FS
>
>
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